Mark Your Calendar: Fleetwood Mac, Taylor Swift shows on tap

Jan. 30, 2013

FILE - This March 19, 2009 file photo shows John McVie, left, and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac performing at Madison Square Garden in New York. Fleetwood Mac is heading back on the road with a 34-city U.S. tour kicking off April 3, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file) / Charles Sykes/AP

Fleetwood Mac tickets go on sale Saturday

Fleetwood Mac has already sold more than 325,000 tickets for its “Fleetwood Mac Live 2013” tour, so the band decided to add a few dates, including a June 26 stop at Wells Fargo Arena.

The tour kicks off April 4 in Ohio and will feature Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Tickets to the show go on sale Saturday through www.dahlstickets.com. Prices are $49, $79, $99 or $149. If you want to buy your tickets at the Wells Fargo Arena box office Saturday, there will be a lottery for a spot in line.

Group will bring swing-era hits to Hoyt Sherman stage

Five By Design’s Club Swing is live in Des Moines at 3 p.m. Feb. 17 at Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave. From the frenetic-paced opening of Benny Goodman’s “Bugle Call Rag” to the show’s blockbuster finale of Louis Prima’s “Sing, Sing, Sing,” Club Swing celebrates the songs, events and personalities that defined American popular culture during the swing era.

Kurt Niska, Lorie Niska, Terrence Niska, Michael Swedberg and Cathy Scott comprise Five By Design. They are backed by an eight-piece orchestra that includes Tanner Taylor, who is originally from Des Moines.

Tickets are $27.50-$30.50 through the Hoyt Sherman box office and Ticketmaster.

Other music news

• A few months back word that Taylor Swift’s “Red” tour would be hitting Des Moines on Aug. 1 was listed on Swift’s website, but no location was given. Then, nothing for a bit. Now there is finally some news. As expected, Wells Fargo Arena is the location for Swift’s show. Tickets go on sale Friday through www.dahlstickets.com and prices are $31.50, $71.50 or $86.50. Ed Sheeran will open the show.

• Stop us if you think you’ve heard this one before: Morrissey is postponing his Clear Lake date again. Originally scheduled for Oct. 30, then moved to Feb. 5 due to his mother being sick, it’s now delayed again to an unspecified date because the singer has a bleeding ulcer. His website said rescheduled dates will be announced soon.